14-letter words containing r, e, u, t, l, i
- pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- picture puzzle — jigsaw puzzle (def 1).
- piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
- pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
- pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
- polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
- port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pour le merite — for merit.
- pre-delinquent — (of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue.
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- pro-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- pulitzer prize — one of a group of annual prizes in journalism, literature, music, etc., established by Joseph Pulitzer: administered by Columbia University; first awarded 1917.
- putrescibility — liable to become putrid.
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quality circle — a group of workers performing similar duties who meet periodically to discuss work-related problems, offer suggestions for improved production or product quality, etc.
- quality-assure — to ensure the quality of: Measures are in place to quality-assure our data.
- quasi-particle — an object that is similar to a particle, but does not meet the full criteria of a particle
- quasiparticles — Plural form of quasiparticle.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- rearticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- recapitulative — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- respiritualize — to spiritualize again; reinvest with a spiritual character or meaning
- revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- revolutionizer — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.